Ellwood Family.
Biographical notes:
Barbed wire manufacturer.
In partnership with Joseph Glidden, then the Washburn-Moen Company. Organized the Ellwood Manufacturing Company in 1889 which was sold to John W. Gates in 1898. Eventually, Gates' company became a division of U.S. Steel. Ellwood's son, William, ran a Percheron horse breeding business in DeKalb, Illinois.
From the description of Papers, 1836-1978. (Northern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 14634874
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- Percheron horse
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